19 Aug 1944

France
  • Field Marshal Günther von Kluge committed suicide by taking cyanide near Metz, France after being relieved of his command and recalled to Berlin, Germany. ww2dbase [Günther von Kluge | Metz, Lorraine | CPC, AC]
27 Oct 1944

Photo(s) dated 27 Oct 1944
German soldier with Panzerschreck weapon, near Metz, France, 27 Oct 1944
13 Nov 1944

Photo(s) dated 13 Nov 1944
Lieutenant General Omar Bradley, Lieutenant General George Patton, and Major General Manton Eddy being shown a map by one of Patton’s Armored Battalion Commanders during a tour near Metz, France, 13 Nov 1944



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